DECATUR - Zelmira Rivas, beloved daughter, sister, aunt and friend, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday evening, December 7, 2025, at St. John’s Hospital, surrounded by the love of her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 am Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Holy Family Catholic...

Edward Paine, 101, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2025, in Decatur, IL. Arrangements are in care of Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home.

Larry Benton, 76, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025, in Decatur, IL. Arrangements are pending in care of Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home.

Oreana – Thomas Bruce “Tom” Michel, of Oreana, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 5, 2025. He went to be with the Lord at age 87. Tom was born in Rushville, IL, on April 1, 1938, (April Fool’s Baby) the son of William and Rose (Platzbecker) Michel. Tom was a devoted Catholic...

Services are pending with Graceland/Fairlawn FH and Cemeteries.

Carol Sue Nihiser Mendenhall was born July 28th 1942 to Junior Nihiser and Dolores French Nihiser. She was a loving and supportive wife to her life love Robert Seburn Mendenhall, as well as a caring and loving mother to Michael A. Mendenhall, Cindy S. Mendenhall Wilson and Todd R. Mendenhall. Her...

Mary Ann Rueter, 100, of Decatur, Il, went back to the chorus of Angels from whence she came on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Mary was born on February 28, 1925, in St. Louis, MO, the third of five children of WWI veteran Philip Hershfelt and Helen (Etter) Hershfelt. Family legend tells of a...

Margaret Meissner Evans was born October 28, 1929 in Chatham, NJ to Charles and Elizabeth Meissner. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College, where she met Frank Evans. In 1953, they married and she began her career teaching science. Together Marge and Frank raised four sons in...

Jacob Grant-Miller, 34, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at his home in Ramsey, IL. Jacob was born on March 21, 1991, in Decatur, IL, the son of Kelly (Kochell) Long. Jacob was a one-of-a-kind man. He knew love without ever speaking a word. Though he faced many difficulties in life, he...

Wendy Sue Hanson, 60, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away December 1, 2025, in her home, in the arms of her beloved family.  Wendy was born in Decatur on November 3, 1965, the daughter of Michael and Sandra (Jones) Collins. She married Kenneth Hanson on August 8, 1996, in Decatur. Together they...

Gordon Lynn Brinkman, 85, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025, in Decatur, IL. He was born in Decatur, IL, on February 2, 1940, to the late Elmo F. Brinkman and Violet R. Gebhart Brinkman. Lynn was a successful businessman and ended his career serving as a CFO at a bank. His attention to...

Decatur - Jerome “Todd” Robinson, 55, of Decatur, Illinois, entered the presence of his Savior on November 29, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family in the home he cherished. After a courageous battle with cancer, Todd spent one final Thanksgiving surrounded by prayer, gratitude, and the...